THE NATION: Democracy & Security

Two men were held up to public view last
week as dangers to the Republic. One was an avowed Communist with a
long and sinister record. The other was a New Dealer, with a long
record of public service.

The Communist was the German Gerhart Eisler, who was hauled up before
the old Dies Committee, now under the chairmanship of New Jersey's John
Parnell Thomas. Eisler was obstreperous. The committee leveled a number
of charges against him and ordered him rejugged (see below).

No loyal American would criticize the committee's action. Eisler,
perhaps the key figure of a number of his...